Judgment of the General Court of 22 September 2021 – Moviescreens Rental v EUIPO – the airscreen company (AIRSCREEN)
(Case T-250/20) 1
(EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU figurative mark airscreen – Absolute grounds for refusal – No descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Moviescreens Rental GmbH (Damme, Germany) (represented by: D. Schulz and P. Stelzig, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Manea and A. Söder, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: the airscreen company GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: O. Spieker, A. Schönfleisch and N. Willich, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2020 (Case R 2527/2018-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Moviescreens Rental and the airscreen company.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Moviescreens Rental GmbH to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 262, 10.8.2020.